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Issue: Vol. 5683 No. 4: 22 Aug. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-08-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5683.4.8
Page range: 584-591
Abstract views: 72
PDF downloaded: 3

First record of the genus Idiotrella Gorochov, 2002 for China (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae: Podoscirtini)

School of Life Sciences; East China Normal University; 200241; Shanghai; China.; Zhejiang Zhoushan Island Ecosystem Observation and Research Station; School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences; East China Normal University; 200241; Shanghai; China.; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Precision Optics; Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University; 401120; Chongqing; China.
School of Life Sciences; East China Normal University; 200241; Shanghai; China.
School of Life Sciences; East China Normal University; 200241; Shanghai; China.
School of Life Sciences; East China Normal University; 200241; Shanghai; China.
Shanghai Entomological Museum; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai; 200032; China.
Orthoptera new species cricket Yunnan China Podoscirtinae

Abstract

The species Madasumma coomani was first described by Chopard in 1939, based on specimens collected in Vietnam. Then it was moved to the genus Calyptotrypus by Chopard in 1968. In 2002, Gorochov established the genus Idiotrella and suspected that that this species might belong to it, based on the features of the male genitalia. This study photographed the male genitalia of the holotype, supporting the classification by Gorochov. Furthermore, we present a new record of this species in China. We provided features of the male metanotal gland, anal plate and forewing venation for the first time. We also present living photographs of the male, female and nymph.

 

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How to Cite

He, Z.-Q., Zhou, Y.-L., Liu, D.-B., Hu, T.-H. & Wang, H.-Q. (2025) First record of the genus Idiotrella Gorochov, 2002 for China (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae: Podoscirtinae: Podoscirtini). Zootaxa, 5683 (4), 584–591. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5683.4.8